Enrollment projections or invisible students? Inside battle over SF’s newcomer programs
Officials say the cuts are driven by declining enrollment. But families and educators question whether SFUSD is accurately accounting for how many newcomers need support
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RV Community
These two S.F. neighborhoods reveal aftermath of RV crackdown — and it’s about to get worse
Two distinct neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between.
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‘We can’t food bank our way out of this’: Looming SNAP cuts threaten S.F. Latinos
Advocates warn that SNAP pauses and political standoffs are only a preview of looming, long-term federal cuts that could push more than half a million Californians into food insecurity,
Despite FDA warnings, this ‘supplement’ remains popular among S.F. immigrants
Despite FDA warnings, a “natural” pain supplement with hidden steroids remains widely sold in the Mission District, endangering Latino consumers.
Across cultures, S.F. immigrants rally behind this 3,000-year-old ancient remedy
Immigrant communities in San Francisco are turning to acupuncture for pain relief and mental health support. Does the 3,000-year-old treatment work?
HOUSING
Who gets housing support in S.F.? Inside a system that frustrates homeless families
Many families with unstable housing describe the process of qualifying for housing support in San Francisco as opaque and emotionally exhausting. Here’s how it works.
Homeless mother fights to get disabled daughter into S.F. housing
Maria Zavala’s 7-year-old daughter is recovering in a hospital. Yet San Francisco’s housing system denied them help.
Homeless families secure $30M housing win, longer shelter stays
Homeless families in San Francisco secured $30 million in rent vouchers and longer shelter stays.
IMMIGRATION
Trump called off “surge” in the Bay Area. Inside El Tecolote’s immigrant-centered emergency response
During a tense 48 hours, El Tecolote was the only newsroom distributing live updates via mobile devices directly to Spanish-speaking audiences across the Bay Area.
Mental Health
She never worried about mental health — until her daughters left home
When Rosario Ortegón’s children left home to build lives of their own, she was hit by an unexpected state of distress.
From cold plunges to lotería, immigrant women are redefining mental health in S.F.
Immigrant women are combining traditional remedies and grassroots research to strengthen mental health care and heal their community from within.
How Latinx communities can find mental health services in San Francisco
How to access professional mental health services, with resources for Spanish-speaking children, adolescents and adults.
